South Dakota hail map — May 24, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 1 South Dakota city on May 24, 2026. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Sioux Falls.
- Cities hit
- 1
- in South Dakota
- Largest stone
- 1.00″
- quarter size
- Impact rating
- 3/10
- from stone size
Sizes come from NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.
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South Dakota cities hit on May 24, 2026
What people on the ground measured in South Dakota on May 24, 2026
12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 3 from trained spotters or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Storm Chaser7 E Tripp, SD5:55 PM CDTHutchinson County
- 2.00″ hen egg size PublicFreeman, SD9:05 PM CDTHutchinson County
Received a photo of 2 inch hail in Freeman via social media. Timing was estimated from radar.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Storm Chaser3 ENE Tripp, SD5:40 PM CDTHutchinson County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Storm Chaser6 NW Scotland, SD5:58 PM CDTHutchinson County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public5 E Canistota, SD6:35 PM CDTMcCook County
Report via social media, time estimated by radar.
- 1.50″ half dollar size NWS Employee5 S Scotland, SD6:51 PM CDTBon Homme County
Corrects previous hail report from 5 S Scotland. Off duty NSSL employee reported ping pong ball size hail.
- 1.50″ half dollar size NWS Employee5 S Scotland, SD7:06 PM CDTBon Homme County
Off duty NSSL employee reported ping pong ball size hail.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public3 ESE Menno, SD8:01 PM CDTHutchinson County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Law Enforcement5 WSW Mayfield, SD8:10 PM CDTYankton County
- 1.50″ half dollar size PublicFreeman, SD9:05 PM CDTHutchinson County
Freeman Fire Rescue reported pea to Ping-Pong ball sized hail in Freeman. Time was estimated via radar.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Law EnforcementTripp, SD5:26 PM CDTHutchinson County
Sheriff reported half dollar size hail.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Trained SpotterScotland, SD6:50 PM CDTBon Homme County
Showing the 12 largest of 25 hail reports filed that day.
Reports come from the National Weather Service Local Storm Report feed, ingested every 15 minutes. A report records where the observer was, not the full extent of the swath — treat it as evidence about the storm, not about any one roof.
Other South Dakota hail days
South Dakota hail on May 24, 2026
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 1 South Dakota city that day. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over Sioux Falls. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.